Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest kicks off tomorrow, and the local hip-hop scene will be repped by the one and only Phranchyze. As the winner of several rap battle competitions and a top Austin artist honoree for multiple years from the Austin Chronicle, he is poised to break on a national level. Last week, Phranchyze dropped a new release, titled 3. Stream select tracks below and download for free on Bandcamp.

Phranchyze performs at FFF Fest on Friday at 12:10pm on the Blue Stage. View the full lineup here.

Ghanaian hiplife artist M.anifest is back with a new single, “Someway Bi.” Rapping over a pulsing afrobeat track produced by Yung Fly, M.anifest laments the work week blues while looking ahead to the weekend.

A massive of devoted Hiatus Kaiyote fans gathered at LPR last night for a dazzling sold out show. The incredible Emily King opened, and Hiatus as expected, blew everyone away. See the night in photos above! This Friday, we have another show with Hiatus Kaiyote in Washington DC at U Street Music Hall. More info and tickets below!